Out of the Zone (Jhobea)

Thirty Five

Bea

"Jho..."

Nanlulumo akong lumalapit pabalik kay Jho.

I just talked to Mom, I thought everything was okay, mali pala ko.

Jho walked near me na dahil di ko na kaya, she hugged me so I rested my head on her shoulder.

"What happened?"

She worriedly asked,

"Jho, I t-thought everything was fine, until Mom called."

When I couldn't keep it anymore, I sobbed, louder than what I thought. I heard knocks on the door.

"Hey, lovebirds! Is everything okay?"

Donya asked from the other side of the door.

"Yeah."

Jho responded, naniwala naman agad si Donya kaya we sighed in relief.

"Okay, Bei, baby, what did Tita said?"

Jho carefully asked, assuring that di ako masasaktan sa tanong nya.

"Dad..."

As I was about to tell her, I felt my chest tightened up, my heart beats heavily, my vision became blurry.

Jho

Isang oras na since Bea passed out. I can't stop myself from crying dahil kitang kita and rinig na rinig ko kanina sa kanya yung lungkot. Nararamdaman ko kung ano nararamdaman niya.

I looked at Bea, lying on the bed while holding her hand.

"Whatever it is, I know that God gave it to you dahil alam niyang kaya mo, alam niyang malakas ka."

I whispered while silently staring at her, she's sleeping peacefully, nakalma ako just by looking at her.

Someone knocked,

"Come in."

I exclaimed,

"Is she awake na?"

Ria asked, and sat beside me.

"Ang sakit pala."

I said when the room was in complete silence.

Ria looked at me without saying anything, she just nodded for me to continue.

"Ang sakit pala... Yung tipong makita yung mahal mo na sobrang nasasaktan, ramdam ko eh, r-ramdam ko."

I cried, I looked back at Ria and got confused by her face.

"Why is your face like that?"

I asked dahil mukha syang nagtataka na ewan.

"Uh, nagka-boyfriend ka na diba?"

Yeah, I just nodded as an answer.

"Di mo ba naramdaman sakanya yung ganyan?"

She asked in a low voice,

Napaisip ako, trying to remember every details of events na nangyari between Ged and I.

"Naramdaman. Why?"

I responded with a question.

"Eh bakit may "pala"?"

Ria asked, trying to solve my puzzled face.

"Duh! Hindi yung ganito, yung tipong parang ako yung talagang nasasaktan. Yung feeling ko kasi ngayon is parang naka-konekta yung ugat ko sa ugat ni Bea."